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Clever DIY Dollar Tree Desk Organizer Back to School Craft

August 12, 2022 | 1 Comment
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This clever diy Dollar Tree desk organizer back to school craft is just the perfect idea to organize your homeschool places. Besides the dynamics of The Dynamics of How to Homeschool Easily and Smarter means organizing learning areas.

Do you need something simple and inexpensive to help get you or the kids (maybe both) organized for your first day of school?

This craft idea help you to get your workspace tidied up and make everything a little easier to find.

Clever DIY Dollar Tree Desk Organizer Back to School Craft

It looks cute with any decor, is fun to make, and it’s only $6.25 in Dollar Tree items.

This simple craft corrals crayons, pencils, sharpeners, glue, paper clips, whatever you need tidied up.

Join two or three together to make a larger organizing station for your desk, the kids space, or use it elsewhere in the house.

We could all use a little help getting our routine running smoothly.

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  • 12 Ways to Use A DIY Desk Organizer
  • Easy Dollar Tree Supplies
  • How to Make a DIY Dollar Tree Desk Organizer
  • Organization Tips for Your Homeschool Room
  • More Back to School Craft Ideas

12 Ways to Use A DIY Desk Organizer

What better way to accomplish this than organizing your most used supplies in a pretty and functional way.

Look at the ways to use your diy desk organizer school craft.

You can store:

  • Craft paints and brushes
  • A glue gun and glue sticks
  • Flashcards
  • Post it Notes
  • Needles and thread
  • Essential oils
  • Small sticker packs or treats for rewards
  • In the bathroom for makeup or hair supplies
  • Scrapbook supplies
  • Tea Bags and Coffee Pod
  • Science supplies
  • Individually wrapped snacks:

And since they’re so cute and easy to make, you’ll want to make several.

Clever DIY Dollar Tree Desk Organizer Back to School Craft

You’ll love this list of easy supplies from the Dollar Tree.

Easy Dollar Tree Supplies

Let’s get started on this simple craft.

You will need:

  • 3 unfinished wood crates from Dollar Tree
  • 2 unfinished wood slats  -17”x 2” Dollar Tree)
  • Brown craft paint
  • Foam brush
  • E6000 glue
  • Small clamps from the car department at Dollar Tree
  • Water
  • ruler
  • Paper towels

My unfinished wood pieces were pretty smooth.

Clever DIY Dollar Tree Desk Organizer Back to School Craft

But if you find that yours have a few rough spots smooth them down really quick with a small piece of fine sandpaper or a sanding block to keep splinters or scratches form happening.

Clever DIY Dollar Tree Desk Organizer Back to School Craft

How to Make a DIY Dollar Tree Desk Organizer

If you already have a stain on hand you can use that.

But you can easily made tour own faux stain by watering down brown paint and add just a smidge of black paint..

The brown pain wasn’t dark enough for the stain finish I wanted to achieve so I added a bit of black.

Clever DIY Dollar Tree Desk Organizer Back to School Craft

Paint on your homemade stain, coating all the areas.

Be sure to get in the corners and cracks thoroughly.

I like to work in small sections and immediately wipe off the excess with a paper towel to get that transparent stained look.

Repeat this process with all of your wood pieces on all the sides and bottoms because it will all show in the final except for a few small spots. I used less than ¼ of a 2 .z bottle of craft paint to do all of this.

Clever DIY Dollar Tree Desk Organizer Back to School Craft

Allow the paint to dry completely for at least and hour.

It should dry up rather quickly since its a thin coat.

Use a ruler to measure the center of each of your side slats and crates.

Apply a generous amount of e600 glue to one side of the slat at the base and press into the center of the side of the crate.

Make it level across the bottom and this will be your base.

Clever DIY Dollar Tree Desk Organizer Back to School Craft

Repeat this step, doing only one side slat with the other two crates, one in the middle and one at the top. 

Be generous with the glue and wipe off any excess that squeezes out right away. Attach the slat on the opposite side of the crates.

You can use a hot glue if that is all you have on hand. But I find that it’s thicker and you don’t get as much working time to make adjustments as you do with the e6000. Hold it in place with clamps.

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I also grabbed these clamps at Dollar Tree in the car/home improvement section to use on crafts.

Let your glue dry completely overnight to be sure that it is set well the remove the clamps.

Clever DIY Dollar Tree Desk Organizer Back to School Craft

Additionally, add stickers if you like to personalize it for each child or label what is going into each bin.

You could also make it a totally fun kids craft by letting them paint their own wood pieces whatever color they like.

Finally, look at some other fun back to school crafts.

More Back to School Craft Ideas

  • Fun Upcycled T Shirt Library Tote
  • Clever DIY Dollar Tree Desk Organizer Craft
  • DIY Easy Duct Tape Pencil Pouch Craft
  • How to Make a Boys Duct Tape Wallet Craft
  • Cute Clay Pencil Earrings for For Kids
  • 15 Easy Crafts And Make A Yarn Wrapped Pencil
  • Back To Homeschool Student Notebook Covers
  • How to Create Easy Basket Ideas for Middle School (Anatomy)
  • Apple Themed Crafts & Fun Calming Apple Jar Craft
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Clever DIY Dollar Tree Desk Organizer Back to School Craft

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